Bleah. I'd forgotten that feeling.
I did intervals yesterday for the first time in a long time. I've just come off of the half-marathon training program (Hal Higdon) and it basically had no speed work in it. That was perfect for me because I had some problems with my knee back in December so I wanted to just gradually work up on mileage. Good choice apparently because I was really happy with my race. Thanks Hal.
Well, now I'm looking at the summer 5K and 10K races and trying to up my game a little bit. So, back to speed work. That said, the speed wasn't the problem. In fact, I kind of enjoyed it. What I DIDN'T enjoy was the nasty pain in my shins that gradually increased around the 4th rep. I made it through the speed interval, then all but collapsed on the slow jog. I was frantically stabbing the slow down button, practically holding myself up with the bar. I don't think it's shin splints; it feels more like the muscles tightening up unbearably. It relaxed after I walked and stretched, then came right back again by the end of the next speed interval.
And . . . this has happened before when I was doing speed work. I don't know what it is emanating from. Not stretching enough? Not stretching the right way? Misalignment of the planets?
It's really frustrating when pain, as opposed to lack of endurance or training, is causing a slowdown.
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